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r/WaitingForATrain↗

For those who wait, a train is coming soon

Photos, sounds, descriptions, platforms, fellow travellers, the smells of the rails.

30k subscribers372 posts / mo in Sep 2026147 authors / mosince 2014

r/WaitingForATrain has 30k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 372 posts a month from 147 people. Top topics: Morning Commute Trains, Japan Trains and Train Classes and Stations.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+20%in 12 months · +8.3% in 3 months · +2.8% in 1 month
Oct 202630k
Growing30k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+21%vs Sep 2025 · +31% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026372
BusierPeaked at 372 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/WaitingForATrain

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Morning Commute Trains1.1%
  2. Japan Trains0.9%
  3. Train Classes and Stations0.6%
  4. Train Tracks & Cargo0.5%
  5. Train Stations and Trains in Germany0.3%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research